Matt Rempe's eye looked like a wall of paint samples at a hardware store. A lot of black, some blue, a touch of chartreuse around the edges. Facial bruising is a commonplace sight on an NHL rink. Rempe's shiner was more noticeable because he stands around 6-foot-8 without skates.
"It's nothing. Just a little ... I don't know, nothing," Rempe said to an unusually large group of reporters on Tuesday after the New York Rangers' morning skate. "It's awesome. Just part of what goes along with hitting. You get bumps and bruises along the way.